The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

Enormous ants wielding giant pine needles guard a Stockholm real estate company's office.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.